my computer sometimes turn off & automatically restarts. its an old one with 64mb ram. can u tell me why ?

Question

i am using an old p3 machine with 64 mb ram and with so may problems. one is, it turn off sometimes and restarts. (displaying improer shut down). second one is, after working for 2 to 3 hours, when we give the print command, it won't responds. if we insert a floppy, it displays can't read from the device. then we shut down the machine and keep it in rest for sometimes. when we starts again the second problem will not be there. can u tell me the reason. is it the problem of smps or processor or something else ?

Answer 1

I'm guessing it's one of two things.... Either it's a mechanism to prevent overheating.... but usually if that is the case it will automatically shut down, but not auto restart.
Other thing it could be is it's just an old computer and it's protecting itself when it gets a memory or hard-drive read error. You know that 'blue screen of death'? Its that screen that pops up when your computer has a total system failure and needs to shut down... well, I think it's just that your computer is running into problems, and it's protecting itsself by suddenly shutting off then turning back on.
My best advice is to try not to multitask too much, and you'll run into the problem less.

Answer 2

Sounds like a virus to me, you should try to download the free edition of AVG and run it.

There are a lot of reason why your pc would restart
Virus
Overheating
Hard drive full with no warning setup to let you know
Ram defect or if you touched the RAM the wrong way


Maybe also try to download Ccleaner, it will clean your computer from junk file.
You could also download the free edition of Adware, It will help remove some adware and spyware on your pc

Best of luck

Answer 3

The shutdown thing is probably a bad power supply. The 'can't read from device' and print problems point to bad IDE and/or motherboard problems. In other words, that dinosaur is falling apart.

What are you running on it, anyway - Windows 3.1? Time to bury it in the backyard and get yourself something made in this century.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Registry might have been corrupted by virus or just corrupted. He said the registry is a complicated matter. One solution is clean format and re-install the O/S. If rebooting occurs later, then definitely the REGISTRY is the problem.

Answer 6

Ok first of all... 64mb of ram... that wont run anything lol... i would suggest getting a new machine thats a piece of junk.... secondly, i think the problem is the whole machine its just not built to run anymore

Answer 7

More than likely it's the power supply. Especially if it's an eMachines.

Answer 8

i had a similiar problem, had found out that it was due to dust. try opening the case and just blowing, wiping, or use dust off to clean it.

Answer 9

This is a problem of your SMPS change it and try

Answer 10

could be the power supply.I have had a couple dells do that and thats what had to be fixed.